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Doctorow Sings High Praise For Geist's Copyright Review Analysis

Whenever governments review their copyright, one of two things happens: either they only listen to industry reps and then come to the "conclusion" that more copyright is always better; or they list

Doctorow Sings High Praise For Geist's Copyright Review Analysis

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Whenever governments review their copyright, one of two things happens: either they only listen to industry reps and then come to the "conclusion" that more copyright is always better; or they listen to stakeholders and experts and conclude that a little goes a long way. Normally, when the latter happens, the government that commissioned the report buries it out of terror of powerful Big Content lobbyists.


This time, miraculously, an eminently sensible Canadian report has seen the light of day.

-- Cory Efram Doctorow, Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing and is a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, sings praise in an intro to an opinion piece published by U of Ottawa professor Michael Geist.

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Nicholas Craven (right) and Boldy James.
Nicholas Craven

Nicholas Craven (right) and Boldy James.

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Nicholas Craven Becomes First Montreal Artist to Release Music On Roc Nation

The producer's new single “No Blemishes” with Detroit rapper Boldy James arrives ahead of their new collaborative project Criminally Attached, due in November.

Nicholas Craven is blazing the way on an iconic hip-hop label.

The Aylmer-born hip-hop producer has released a new collaborative single with Detroit rapper Boldy James, “No Blemishes," on Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label imprint. It’s a historical feat for Quebec musicians, as he becomes the first Montreal artist to release music on the label.

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